LIST: The 5 oldest players in Six Nations history

World Rugby recently put together their Six Nations Golden Oldies XV with these five topping the age charts.

The versatile forward made his Six Nations swansong this time last year in Italy’s defeat to Scotland in Rome, aged 36 years and 22 days. One of eight Azzurri players to win a century of caps for his country.

The Ulsterman made the last of his 64 Six Nations appearances against Wales at the Principality Stadium in March 2019, aged 36 years, seven months and two days, before retiring for good later that year. Over the course of his international career, he won the Six Nations four times, including two Grand Slams.

DID YOU KNOW? His mother is English, from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.^[1] He was educated at Tandragee Junior High School, Portadown College.

Johnny Sexton is the oldest fly-half currently active in the Six Nations but the Irish playmaker will do well to break Dominguez’s record of 36 years and 303 days. Italian rugby’s record point-scorer made his 16th and final appearance in the Championship against Ireland in Rome in February 2003.

DID YOU KNOW? He won two caps for Argentina before switching allegiances to Italy

Lo Cicero chose a fine match to bow out on – Italy’s momentous Six Nations win against Ireland in 2013. It was the last of his 103 caps at the ripe old age of 36 years 313 days

DID YOU KNOW? The last game of his career came for the Barbarians, playing in Hong Kong against the British and Irish Lions and England

At 37 years and 199 days, Shaw became the oldest player in the history of the Six Nations when he played against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in 2011. He is also England’s second-oldest international player (38 years 37 days at RWC 2011) and the third-oldest test Lion (35 years 306 days).

DID YOU KNOW? He was born 1 September 1973 in Nairobi, Kenya.